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June 2010 · Volume 92 · Number 5

Give Yourself Permission to Manage

So how do managers do it? How do you stay on top of operations without being labeled a top-down, directing micromanager? It isn’t easy, but it can be done by imposing rigor and discipline in your schedule and the schedules of those who work with you. Find out the three systems you need to have in place to do this effectively.
Julia Novak, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Steven Burkett, Sequim, Washington.
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Engaging Citizens in the Economic Squeeze *

Is enough being done to connect with the public?
Evelina Moulder and Ron Carlee, Washington, D.C.
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A Sustainable Interest in the New Global Economy

How to develop property without contention between town and gown.
Roger Stancil and Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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An Unrealized Opportunity for Revenue, Risk Free

It’s no wonder that risk management’s public role is often underused and misunderstood. Government entities have incorrectly concluded that risk management’s overall costs can only be tethered but not controlled or reduced.
Ron Blanquie, Petaluma, California.
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Managing Local Government Records

When original copies of paper records need to be saved, consider opportunities to concurrently save items electronically and reduce costs by tracking electronic and physical records in the same system. Read about five criteria for a records management system that fits your environment.
Neil Simons, Hastings, Minnesota.
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